RoboticsJun 12, 2026
Chinese humanoid-robot maker EngineAI files for a Hong Kong IPO
EngineAI, a three-year-old Shenzhen humanoid-robot startup last valued at about $1.5 billion, has filed confidentially for a Hong Kong IPO, working with CICC and Citic Securities. It opened a 12,000-square-metre factory on June 1 and began shipping its T800 robots — a line it says can turn out a humanoid every 15 minutes, geared for 10,000 units a year. EngineAI joins a stampede of Chinese robot makers, including AgiBot and PaXini, racing to list.
Why it matters: Humanoid robots are moving from demo videos to factory floors and public markets at once — and China’s makers are trying to win the category by manufacturing their way to scale.